2006/167/EC: Council Decision of  21 February 2006  on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, Ireland, Norway, admission of aliens, agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

28.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 57/15

COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 February 2006

on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the
Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for
establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State
or in Iceland or Norway

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/167/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 63 point
in
conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph
of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3)
thereof,

(1)(a),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Commission, on behalf of the European Community,
Iceland and the
has negotiated with the Republic of
Kingdom of Norway a Protocol
to the Agreement
between the European Community and the Republic of
Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the
establishing the State
criteria
responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged
in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway.

and mechanisms

for

the European
The Protocol was signed on behalf of
Community on 29 June 2005, subject to conclusion at
a later date, in accordance with the Decision of 13 June
2005.

This Protocol should be approved.

The United Kingdom and Ireland,
in accordance with
Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United
Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European
Union and the Treaty
the European
Community, will
in adopting and applying
this Decision.

establishing

take part

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on
the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on
European Union and to the Treaty establishing the
European Community, Denmark is not taking part in
the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it
or subject to its application,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

to the Agreement between the European
The Protocol
Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of
Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing
the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged
in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway is hereby approved
on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided
for by the second paragraph of Article 5 of the Protocol (2).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2006.

For the Council
The President

K. GASTINGER

(1) Opinion delivered on 13 December 2005 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) The date of entry into force of the Protocol shall be the first day of
the second month following notification by the Contracting Parties.